Ledev Guardian
Creature — Human Knight
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for 
or one mana of that creature's color.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #27544
Ledev Guardian trades board presence for incremental token production, but a 2/4 convoke enabler that slowly builds an army is too slow and too small for most tables. Bulk rare for a reason.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ledev Guardian occupies a narrow niche — token-go-wide decks that also want a convoke payoff, which is a small overlap. Pauper is where it has the most plausible home, since the convoke mechanic and incremental token generation are more meaningful in that slower format. In Modern and Pioneer it's simply outclassed by cards that generate tokens faster or at a lower opportunity cost. Legacy and Vintage don't want it at any price. Ledev Guardian is a Commander bulk inclusion at best, and only in dedicated Soldier or convoke builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Ledev Guardian is deep bulk — a pickup that costs less than shipping if you're ordering singles anyway. Don't expect that floor to move; narrow role players at this price point stay cheap.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.